2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 9–16 (4–10 MAC) |
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Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by first-year head coach Ryan Gensler, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Zips finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Ball State in the quarterfinals.[2]
On February 21, 2023, the school announced that head coach Melissa Jackson's contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, ending her five-year tenure with the Zips.[3] On March 29, Illinois assistant coach Ryan Gensler was named the team's next head coach.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 7:30 pm |
Walsh | W 77–51 | – |
James A. Rhodes Arena (736) Akron, OH | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | L 87–91 2OT | 0–1 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (797) Akron, OH | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge |
L 60–77 | 0–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,375) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | W 63–58 OT | 1–2 |
UPMC Events Center (510) Moon Township, PA | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Wichita State Daytona Beach Classic |
L 61–63 | 1–3 |
Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:15 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Pittsburgh Daytona Beach Classic |
W 75–72 OT | 2–3 |
Ocean Center (200) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 55–49 | 3–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (–) Akron, OH | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | L 52–53 | 3–4 |
Beeghly Center (1,761) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | L 62–71 | 3–5 |
Wolstein Center (262) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | W 88–65 | 4–5 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,685) Akron, OH | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Canisius | W 53–48 | 5–5 |
Koessler Athletic Center (520) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ohio | L 58–67 | 5–6 (0–1) |
Convocation Center (308) Athens, OH | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ball State | L 64–71 OT | 5–7 (0–2) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (802) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Michigan | W 70–62 | 6–7 (1–2) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (649) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Buffalo | L 57–59 | 6–8 (1–3) |
Alumni Arena (1,146) Amherst, NY | |||||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | L 59–70 | 6–9 (1–4) |
Stroh Center (2,035) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kent State | L 60–69 | 6–10 (1–5) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,059) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Michigan | L 51–60 | 6–11 (1–6) |
University Arena (675) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Illinois | W 61–59 | 7–11 (2–6) |
Convocation Center (980) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Toledo | L 66–88 | 7–12 (2–7) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,004) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami (OH) | L 48–58 | 7–13 (2–8) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (847) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Michigan | W 68–67 OT | 8–13 (3–8) |
George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,431) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State MAC-SBC Challenge |
L 67–81 | 8–14 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (813) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Buffalo | W 65–54 | 9–14 (4–8) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (749) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bowling Green | L 68–74 | 9–15 (4–9) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (837) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kent State | L 51–73 | 9–16 (4–10) |
MAC Center (2,080) Kent, OH | |||||||
February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ball State | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Illinois | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ohio | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+/CBSSN |
vs. | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Hot Shooting Propels Ball State Past Akron in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "University of Akron decides Melissa Jackson won't be back as its women's basketball coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Illini WBB assistant Ryan Gensler named head coach at Akron". 247Sports. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Akron Zips 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2024.